Vision For Clermont

Opinion - Reader Views

Having expressed my intention more than a year ago to run for the City Council I have been working diligently to prepare myself to assume the responsibility of serving the citizens of Clermont.

During this time I have attended a majority of the City Council meetings and workshops to better understand the city's needs as well as the day-to-day operations.

I am currently serving as a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission and have been actively involved in issues that continue to affect Clermont.

If elected to City Council, I would strive to work together as a team to bring the kind of leadership to Clermont that is needed to develop long-term goals that put us back on a visionary track.

We live in a community that is experiencing growing pains over backed-up roads and development woes. We must use growth management to ease those pains not only for future growth but also for projects already approved.

To achieve these goals we need to move forward and establish control over projects that come to our borders, through annexation or joint planning with the county and neighboring communities.

We need to adopt architectural guidelines for commercial development and incorporate appearance standards for U.S. Highway 27 and the State Road 50 corridors that will portray the essence of our community. We need to continue to work on the historic preservation and revitalization of our downtown area and maintain careful adherence to grading and landscaping ordinances. I am dedicated to ensuring Clermont will remain the "Gem of the Hills."